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A new directive by President Joe Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel's war in Gaza, with lawmakers on Friday praising the order authorizing a swift ...
Critics have called on Biden to freeze US arms sales as leverage against Israel to halt its military operations. [6] The Leahy Act, prohibiting aid to foreign military units involved in crimes, and Section 620(I) of the Foreign Assistance Act, states that no aid shall be provided to any government that "prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of ...
By March US had approved more than 100 arms sales to Israel. [14] On 30 March, the White House authorized $2.5 billion in weapons transfers to Israel. [15] In April, Biden signed a $95bn security package which included around $17bn in military aid for Israel. [16] On 16 May, Biden notified Congress about a $1 billion arms sale to Israel. [17]
As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.
Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Friday that they believe there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting ...
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to bolster military support for Israel following an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants that has killed more than 1,000 Israelis and prompted an intense ...
More than 32,900 people have died in Gaza since the war began, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. About 1,200 people in Israel were killed on Oct. 7, according to the Israeli government.
Biden signed a bill to send $26 billion to Israel plus $1 billion in aid for Gaza on April 24. [357] In May 2024, President Joe Biden blocked a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel, citing concerns about potential civilian casualties in Gaza, particularly in Rafah, where many Palestinian refugees had sought shelter. This decision aimed to prevent ...